Fishing-reel.



F. W. CASTLE.

FISHING REEL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29` 1912.

l l l @28%, Patented oct. 27, 1914.

FREDERICK W. CASTLE,

OFAKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ENTERPRISE MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OF AKRON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

FISHING-REEL Specification of Letters Patent.

leatenteti Ont. Q7, i914.,

Application filed June 29. i912. Serial No. 706,795.

i'e ii ano-wn that l. Fin-:minimi YV. taeyriA a citizen ot' the Akron. in the county ot Summite State ot Ohio. have invented new and useful lmprovements in Fishing-Reels. ot which the tollmving' is a speeitieatirm.

Bly invention relatea1 to fishing reels, and particularly to that class which are provided with a So-ealled click and a drag, and has for its ohjeet to provide an iinnjoved eonstruetion of the same wherein Said click and drag are so formed as to he eapahle ot heing taatened in"position .by a common means. said parts being preferably toi-ined integral.

In the aeeompanying drawing: Figure l is an inside view ot the outer or haelt plate of a reel eonstrueted in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the preferred form ot lmy improve( click and drap'. Fig. 3 is a view similar t-o Fig. 2. showing a slightly modified eonstruction.

In the said drawingr the reference numeral l denotes the outer plate of a reel ot' tronventional eonstruetion. on the usual AQpool shat't 2 ot which is. mounted the toothed elielt wheel with whieh is adapted to he engaged the usual eliek tinger l which yields to the movement ot said wheel. hut drop*l trom one tooth to another so as to produee, a olii-king' sound. Said finger l is earried hy the usual hutton on the outside ot plate l and the two are movable in elongated alot 5 toward and 'from Contact with toothed wheel in the uaual manner. The point ot tinger Jr i5 held eentrally hy' a ring-like aprilie; l. whieh in the eonstruetion shown in Figs. l and 2 is formed integral with a hase 7. whieh also haa tormed integral therewith a spring arm constituting the uSual drag' Spring'. the outer end Sl ot' which is adapted to engage against the end plate of tli` reel `Spool to retard the movement ot said spool. Said Spring arm is lient Slight-ly at approxiiuately itx` middle at 10. and he.- neallrsaid heuty portion is adapted to he shifted a pin 1l pasSing' through an elongated slot l2 in plate l. and provided on the outer side of Laaid plate with a suitable hut- 5 lvmied States. residing at l l l l l l l ton l tor manipulatingY said pin either to t'oree outward the tree end oi' spring arm S or to permit the ater to retract into inoperative position.

ln the eoustriution shown in Figs. l. and 2 it. will he ol'iserved that the elicit spring (i, while formed iruee'ral with the hase T and drag Spring` S. ie heut. up at a right angle to the plane ot the. hase and drag spring, whereby the neeesaary resiliency is obtained. By thue combiningthe eliek and drag springs the same may he attached in position hy aeonunon aetot' rivets, and will necessarily be broughtconjointly into their proper positions. thereby dispensiing -with thev necessity ot' separate attachment` and adiustment.. Furthermore. the device as a whole is less likely to get out of repair, for the reason that. the two springs being oonneeted.y the drag spring cannot become loosened or separated trom the eliok spring by reason of iinpert'eet or careless riveting, 5o as to drop away therefrom and strike the tiange of the rotatinfr reel Spool.

lVhile the deviee may be made ot spring hronze. hrass. or tlat Steel, still do not wish to limit myself to any particular character ot material.

ln Fig. 3 l ha vo shown asligrlitly modiied eonstruetion in whieh the, ring-like Click spring for the liek ,finger formed sepa rately ot' any suitahle springf wire and is retained in poaition hy means ot a clip 15 toi-med integral with the hase 7. the drag Spring arm S heine' formed integral with said base 7.

Having thus deserihed my what l Claim as new and desire Letters Patent is:

ln a fishing' reel. 'fastened to the reel invention, to secure hy a hase adapted to he plate. a dragr sprint; vtermed integral with :iaid hase. and a ringrlike @liekr spring also tormed integral with said hase. and heul at an angle to lsaid hase..

ln testimony whereof, l have hereunto Het inv-hand in the presenee ot two suhsierihing witnesses.

, FREDERICK W. CASTLE Witnesses L. W. GnirifiTx-Is, GEORGE T. KEYS. 

